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834 FZPN01 KWBC 152209 CCB HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC SAT NOV 15 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). PLEASE SEE PROPOSAL TO ALIGN NWS PACIFIC HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WITH METAREA XII: HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/HIGHSEASPACIFICPROPOSAL/ (LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT TO 50N 160E ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 44N176W 972 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ALSO FROM 30N TO 48N W OF 163W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M...EXCEPT S OF 35N SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N166W 959 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM N OF 45N BETWEEN 150W AND 173W...AND WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT FROM 45N158W TO 33N175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M...EXCEPT E AND SE OF THE FRONT SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N167W 959 MB. N OF 47N BETWEEN 154W AND 175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 54N178W 980 MB MOVING NW 15 KT WHILE INTENSIFYING AND SECOND CENTER 53N173E 971 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO 62N W OF 165W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 55N173E 962 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 55N W OF 173W...AND N OF 58N W OF 173W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N180W 976 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 44N BETWEEN 175W AND 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 56N144W 987 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 600 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 45N150W TO 56N134W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N135W 1001 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 50N130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 45N139W 1010 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 420 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 33N151W TO 44N137W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N136W 1002 MB. FROM 36N TO 48N BETWEEN 134W AND 150W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N130W 992 MB. FROM 33N TO 54N BETWEEN 127W AND 142W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND AND NEW SECOND LOW INLAND 38N123W 1003 MB. FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 121W AND 131W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 59N149W 991 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 56N142W TO 50N141W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 47N145W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT FROM 50N141W TO LOW TO 40N150W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 54N153W 992 MB. FROM 48N TO 54N BETWEEN 149W AND 154W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 42N167W 1007 MB. FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 163W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 34N160E TO 40N170E TO 48N167E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N159W TO 62N176W. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N165W TO 62N174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF ALASKA. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 136W AND 150W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 57N169W TO 42N160E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 63N W OF 163W...AND N OF 43N W OF 168E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 59N BETWEEN 138W AND 149W...WITHIN 120 NM OF 53N155W...FROM 55N TO 65N W OF 164W...AND N OF 48N W OF 179W. .FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N118W TO 29N117W TO 28N116W TO 29N116W TO 30N116W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N114W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 14N127W TO 25N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N109W TO 29N118W TO 19N140W TO 10N140W TO 08N129W TO 15N111W TO 21N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N109W TO 14N129W TO 17N140W TO 13N140W TO 05N123W TO 06N116W TO 13N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .WITHIN 07N94W TO 09N95W TO 08N99W TO 04N101W TO 04N97W TO 05N95W TO 07N94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N99W TO 11N102W TO 07N105W TO 06N101W TO 07N99W TO 10N99W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N101W TO 13N102W TO 13N103W TO 11N106W TO 09N105W TO 09N102W TO 11N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N133W TO 29N132W TO 29N131W TO 29N127W TO 30N126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT NOV 15... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N90W TO 07N105W. ITCZ FROM 07N105W TO 06N125W AND BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W...AND FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.